The plan provides for investments in critical programs that improve our ability to manage drought, mitigate wildfires and other extreme weather events and prevent further environmental damage.
I need to look into what specifically he is offering and how it is suppose to help with the current climate crisis.
We don’t have to agree on everything to accomplish something. Let’s just do it.
With America so divided we need to atleast agree on fixing climate change.
Investments for Utah’s public transit infrastructure will be key for the Wasatch Front, where air quality is a critical concern. The package also reflects a Utah priority, set by former Gov. Gary Herbert, of investing in electric vehicle infrastructure to create a charging network along highways and in rural communities. In addition, these investments could assist with electrifying the nation’s school and transit buses to reduce harmful emissions. According to the American Lung Association, many of our counties have failing grades for ozone and particulate matter.
This summer out air quality was as bad as India. Will free public transit help and make a significant amount of different fast? Do we need a solution sooner than later? It cannot be healthy to have a city living in these conditions.
The Great Salt Lake is set to drop below its all-time low. That adds dangerous dust to existing air pollution, costing us both health and dollars. Lake Powell is at a critically low water level, as are many of our water supplies.
A lot of water also being used to put out wild fires and help fire containment . - need to look into that
That includes his work on both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill that would empower Utah farmers to play a larger role in curbing emissions.
What is he purposing they do in the climate solutions act that would empower the farmers?